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ARRL News

04 July 2025

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

• 2025 ARRL Field Day a Success

  Tens of thousands of hams are celebrating a successful 2025 ARRL Field Day! The largest annual amateur radio event is also one of the most beloved, as shown by countless social media posts. Activity was high, with 1536 sites in the ARRL Field Day Site Locator, and that doesn’t even count home stations, portable operations, or other participants.

  “There’s a reason that hams look forward to ARRL F...

• ARRL Headquarters Will be Closed on Independence Day, Friday, July 4

  ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters will be closed on Friday July 4, 2025, for the Independence Day holiday. There will be no W1AW bulletin or code practice transmissions on that day. ARRL Headquarters will reopen on Monday July 7, at 8 AM ET. We wish everyone a festive and safe holiday!

• ARRL® Logbook of The World® Return to Service

  ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will return Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) to service at 10:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

  We are happy to be bringing the upgraded LoTW servers online, as we know radio amateurs around the world rely on LoTW to receive QSLs and apply for awards. The improvements we made will make no change in the visual appearance of LoTW but will provide e...

• Call for Nominations for ARRL Director and Vice Director

  Attention: Full ARRL members in the PACIFIC, ROCKY MOUNTAIN, SOUTHEASTERN, SOUTHWESTERN, and WEST GULF Divisions. You have the opportunity to choose a Director and Vice Director to represent you for 3-year terms beginning January 1, 2026.

  ARRL is governed by its Board of Directors. A voting Director is chosen by ballot by the full (licensed) ARRL members in each of its 15 divisions. Vice Directo...

• The ARRL Solar Report

  Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 48 hours, with
  low-level C-class flares.
   
  There was a narrow coronal mass ejection (CME), likely associated
  with minor flaring from Regions AR4117 and AR4118 between 1439 UTC
  and 1524 UTC on June 24. Initial modeling indicated a miss, south
  and behind Earth's orbit. However, it should be noted that analysis
  of this event is low confidence given the a...

• Field Day Safety – Tips From an Experienced Compliance Officer

  By: Bill Mader, K8TE, Section Manager of the ARRL New Mexico Section

  One of the many ways to earn bonus points during ARRL Field Day is to have a Safety Officer on site who makes use of the Safety Officer Checklist [PDF]. Safety shouldn’t stop there! Many pictures of Field Day sites indicate that running that checklist alone is inadequate. Having been involved with safety professionally in the U...

• Sharing ARRL Field Day with Others via Social Media
• 2025 ARRL Field Day is This Weekend!
• Local, County, and State Governments Proclaim Value of Amateur Radio

  The Amateur Radio Service is of great value to communities around the nation. Through served agencies, the trained corps of technical and civic-minded operators provide a no-cost service to the public that has shown to be valuable before and When All Else Fails®.

  The 2025 hurricane season has been forecast to be above normal by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). As we sa...

• Protect the Most Important Element of Field Day: The People

  That includes yourself! Late June holds the Summer Solstice, and in North America where Field Day takes place, that means a higher likelihood of long, hot, summer days. If it’s not everyday you’re working in the heat, you especially need to take care of yourself.

  Dr. Carol Milazzo, M.D., KP4MD, is the Section Manager of the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section. She’s also a practicing physician. She k...

• ARRL Announces Logbook of The World® Systems Upgrade

  ARRL’s Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) is the 2nd most popular benefit among members. It is also an extremely popular service internationally for non-members, as it is the primary means for providing confirmations for ARRL Awards, such as DXCC and Worked All States.

  As a part of the ongoing modernization of the ARRL systems infrastructure, LoTW will be receiving major upgrades to the operating sys...

• The ARRL Solar Report

  On Friday, June 20, Spaceweather.com reports that, in addition to it
  being the first day of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, on June 19
  the Sun produced another X-class flare causing a shortwave radio
  blackout over the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Solar activity reached high levels when Region AR4114 produced the
  strongest event of the period, an X1.9 flare at 2350 UTC. The region
  remained the most complex on th...

• 2025 ARRL Field Day is Next Weekend

  Lather on the sunscreen and get ready for the fun! 2025 ARRL Field Day is June 28 - 29. It is amateur radio’s biggest yearly event. The sun has been very active at the peak of Solar Cycle 25. ARRL is hopeful that it will mean 2025 becomes a legendary Field Day. Get out to an activation and enjoy a good time with your fellow hams.

  Use the Field Day Site Locator, featuring more than 1200 sites, if...

• Hurricane Erick Updates

  Hurricane Erick Update for June 19, 2025...12:30 PM EDT

  Hurricane Erick made landfall early Thursday morning, June 19, along Southern Mexico's Pacific coast. It has been upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 status, according to the US National Hurricane Center.

  Forecasters now warn that the major storm will unleash devastating winds at the eye's landfall as well as the potential for fl...

• Ham Radio Reports Fire; Helicopter Crew Extinguishes Just in Time

  Amateur radio operators preparing for a contest sponsored byARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® used ham radio to report a forest fire just before winds picked up.

  By John Ross, KD8IDJ
  

  With the help of amateur radio operators, a potential wildfire was averted in California on June 12. Amateur “ham” radio is a thriving technical hobby with members active all over the world. Hams ofte...

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